Label-holder



G. Hl TAYLOR.

LABEL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I. 1919.

Patented Jam 6,1920.

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GEORGE H. TAYLOR, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

LABEL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` Application filed April 1, 1919. Serial No. 286,691.

To all whom 1f/may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. TAYLOR, citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Label-Holders,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a label holder and particularly to a clipconstruction adapted to be applied to a shelf vor other supporting bodyto removably retain a price tag or label thereon.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel and improvedconstruction of holder comprising a body portion having opposite flangesbent at an angle thereto and oneof said Hanges having an inwardly bentfree edge to provide a gripping Contact with a support.

A further object of the invention is to ,provide a label holder havinginwardly bent angular flanges and a clasp pocket upon othe body portionof the holder adapted to be tensioned toward the body as the flanges areseparated. f

Another object of the invention is to present an improved form ,ofholder formed from a single blank having a looped portion of its' bodybent thereon to provide a clasp pocket and its opposite free edges bentat an angle to the body to form supporting and retaining fianges.

Other and further objects and advantages of the invention will behereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by theappended claims. i

In the drawinglFigure 1 is a perspective showing the holder applied to ashelf;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the holder;l

Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof;

Fig. 4 is a plan of the blank from which the holder is formed;

Fig. 5 i`s a detail of one of the price labels; Fig. 6V is a reverseview of the same; Fig. 7 is an end elevationof the holder in reversedposition; and

Fig. 8. is a similar view of a modified form of the invention.

Like numerals refer to like parts 'in the several figures of thedrawing. p

The numeral 10 designates the body of the holder adapted to contact withthe outer edge of a shelf 11 or other supportv to which it may beapplied. The upper edge of this body is formed with an inwardly bentsupporting flange 12y to rest upon the upper horizontal face of theshelf, While the lower portion of the body is bent upward to provide aholding clasp 13 and an intermediate pocket 14 to receive and retain alabel or tag 15 of any desired character. Beyond the clasp 13 thematerial is bent downward at- 16 and inward at 17 to form a retainingportionwhich is provided at its free edge with an angular inwardlydisposed flange 18 adapted to effect a gripping contact with the underface of the shelf or body and resist a withdrawing movement of theholder. This construction also permits a removal of the holder upon theapplication of. sufficient force when it is desired to change theposition thereof. It will also be seen that when the substantiallyparallel supporting and retaining flanges are separated, as in theapplication of the holder to a shelf edge, lthe clasp portion istensioned or forced toward the body of the holder to securely retainconstruction permits the use of a light material such as tin, instead ofresilient tempered steel, whlch greatly economizes in its manufactureand provides sufliclent tension to retain the holder securely upon thebodyl to which it is applied and the label Within the pocket thereof.The device may be formed-l from such a blank by bending one edge thereofat a right angle-upon the line 2O to form the fiange 12'. It is nextbent upon itself upon the line 21 and then again upon itselfat the line22 to form the looped clasp portion 13. The'portion beyond the clasp isthen lbent upon the line 23 at substantially a right angle thereto toprovide Patented aan. 6, ieee.

the retaining flange 17, the free edge of which is bent inwardl andreversely at an obtuse angle on the line 24 to provide the grippingflange. 18. While theseseveral bending operations have been successivelyf described, it will be obvious that they may be performedsimultaneously by a suitable machine for that pur ose.

The holder is partlcularlydesigned for use with changeable cards, tags,or labels, such as for price marking, and two or more ,of such cards maybe assembled and securely held by the clasp which is placedl undertension in the application of thev holder to the shelf. These cards maybe of any desired material, preferably of li lht sheet metal with thecharacters suita ly printed upon the opposite sides thereof. In the useof such cards theI number thereof to be carried in stock-may be greatlyreduced" and their selection and assemblage facilitated. by printing ormarking the odd numerals upon one face thereof and the even numeralsupon the opposite or reverse face', as 'shown in Figs. 5 and A6. Itwill'be evident that the person arranging the price label can thus veryquickly select the nu.- meral desired and insert it in the clasp of theholder.

kIf it be preferred to exhibit the label below the shelf containing thegoods to be sold, the holder may be readily reversed in position uponthe shelf and the cards retained therein in suspended position, asillustrated in Fig. 7. rI`he holder may also be used when removedfrom ashelf to support a label or other announcement.

The holder when formed from a single piece of material has a limiteddegree of ad.

justment for application to shelves or supports of dierent thickness,and when it isv desired to increase the range of this adjustment theholder may be formed in two parts, as shown in Fig. 8. In this modifiedform of the invention the body 25 is provided with a supporting flange26 and has'its lower portion bent upward at 27 to form the pocket Yand amember of the card clasp. The cooperating portion 28 is bent inward at30 and provided with the outwardly bent free edge 31 to engage the underface of the support 11. By an adjustment'of these members upon eachother this form of the invention provides for its application tosupports of a wide range of different thicknesses.

The application and operation ofthe holder will be. apparent from theforegoing description andit will be seen that in the application of thesupporting and retaining flanges upon a shelf they are forced apartvwhich effects an' inward tension upon the upper portion of the clasp toirml secure the inserted card in pos1tion wit in the pocket. Thegripping lflange is so disposed as to resist a withdrawal movement ofthe holder and by its frictional contact with the r'shelf. The cardpocket and clasp thus formed provides a rounded edge to facilitate theinsertion of any desired number of cards `which are securely held undertension. The

separation of the. clasp caused by the insertion of the cards produces areacting tension upon the gripping flange and assists in retaining theholder in position.

The invention presents an elhcient, simple and economically constructedform of label holder adapted to be readily applied and removed from asupport and to securely retain the cards inserted in theclasp thereof.While the specific construction of the holder has been illustrated anddescribed the invention is not limited thereto as defined by thefollowing claims. l

What I claim is 1. A label holder comprising a face portion having'opposite parallel flanges at an angle thereto, and one of said flangesprovided with a clasping pocket having a longitudinal free edge parallelwith the face portion and an inwardly disposed free edge to form -agripping contact with a support.

2. A label holder comprising a body having a looped portion disposedparallel to the Iouter face thereof to form a clasping pocket and it's'opposite free edges extended Vat an angle to the body to providesupporting and reta1ning flanges connected to tension Athe pocket towardsaid body when separated.

3.A label holder having substantially parallel flanges for its retentionupon a support, and a pocket parallel with the outer face of saidholderhaving its upper portion constructed to clasp a label andconnected to one of said flanges to be tensioned therebyI towardthe'face when the flanges are separated. 4. A label holder comprising abody portion provided withopposite llanges'disposed at an angle thereto,and a label clasping pocket uponsaid body connected to said flanges tobe tens1oned toward the body as the flanges are separated.

5. A label holder comprising a body portion having an angularly disposedflange at one edge and a label pocket parallel withits o uter face, a.clasp member forming a portion of said pocket, and a retaining flangeextended-from said member to coperatie with the first mentioned flangeand tension vsaid member toward said face when the 4flanges areseparated.

6. A label holder having substantially parallel flanges at its oppositeed es for its' retention upon a support and its' ody portionvformed witha retainin packet at its outer face disposed parallel t ereto andconnected to one of said flanges to be tensioned thereby toward thebody'as the flanges are se arated.

i Alabel holder comprisingabody having one edge disposed at an anglethereto to form a supporting flange, an upwardly eX- tendmg portion fromsaid bod -parallel therewith to form a label claspmg pocket havinga'downwardly and inwardly extending portion to provide a retainingflange substantially parallel with the first mentioned flange andadapted tol tension said pocket toward the body when the flanges areseparated.,

8. A label holder comprising a body having one edge disposed at an anglethereto to form a supporting flange, a looped upwardly extended portionparallel with said body to provide a label clasping pocket having anangularly disposed retaining flange eXtend- 10 ingn therefrom with areversely disposed gripping free edge adapted to tension said pockettoward the body when the flanges are separated.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature. 15

GEORGE HE, TAYLOR.

